Bryan Blatt, who breeds Morgan horses in Madison Co., pleaded not guilty to aggravated animal cruelty after he was accused of neglecting 86 horses on his ranch. missoulian.com/news/state-r...

Here's a roundup of the 5 applicants for the open Lake Co. judge position. Public comment ends Feb. 12, Gov to make a selection by March 14 missoulian.com/news/local/c...

These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer.

These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.

You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...

I wrote the latest cover story for The Atlantic. It's about the far-ranging implications of one simple statistic: Americans have never spent so much time alone, and surging solitude is warping our society.

I'm really proud of it, and I hope you read it.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Video footage shows five males chasing Sheldon Fisher, 31, following a dispute at a house party before he was fatally shot in the back, per prosecutors . missoulian.com/news/state-r...

A federal appeals court last week set a new law of the land for MT: People convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence under state law are no longer barred from possessing firearms. missoulian.com/news/state-r...

The MT Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a Sanders Co. woman convicted of murder in 2018, finding that a district court gave an erroneous verdict form to the jury. missoulian.com/news/state-r...

The BLM is looking to upcycle the historic Maclay Bridge west of Missoula for a possible Blackfoot River trail crossing missoulian.com/news/local/g...

The man accused of killing Audrey Bird in Missoula got a suspended sentence on his 5th domestic violence conviction, in 2020.
“I hold him accountable, obviously,” her sister said, “but I think the State of Montana didn’t do her any justice either.”
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